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Define or change keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard settings.
Daniel Șerbănescu
daniel [at] serbanescu [dot] dk 2016

# Set keyboard shortcuts

To change the key or keys to be pressed for a keyboard shortcut:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Settings.

Click on Settings.

Click Devices in the sidebar.

Click Keyboard in the sidebar to open the panel.

Click the row for the desired action. The Set shortcut window will be shown.

Hold down the desired key combination, or press Backspace to reset, or press Esc to cancel.

# Pre-defined shortcuts

There are a number of pre-configured shortcuts that can be changed, grouped into these categories:

## Launchers

Home folder | Explorer key symbol or Explorer key symbol or Explorer
Launch calculator | Calculator key symbol or Calculator
Launch email client | Mail key symbol or Mail
Launch help browser | Disabled
Launch web browser | WWW key symbol or WWW key symbol or WWW
Search | Search key symbol or Search
Settings | Tools

## Navigation

Hide all normal windows | Disabled
Move to workspace above | Super Page Up
Move to workspace below | Super Page Down
Move window one monitor down | Shift Super↓
Move window one monitor to the left | Shift Super←
Move window one monitor to the right | Shift Super→
Move window one monitor up | Shift Super↑
Move window one workspace down | Shift Super Page Down
Move window one workspace up | Shift Super Page Up
Move window to last workspace | Shift Super End
Move window to workspace 1 | Shift Super Home
Move window to workspace 2 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 3 | Disabled
Move window to workspace 4 | Disabled
Switch applications | Super Tab
Switch system controls | Ctrl Alt Tab
Switch system controls directly | Ctrl Alt Esc
Switch to last workspace | Super End
Switch to workspace 1 | Super Home
Switch to workspace 2 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 3 | Disabled
Switch to workspace 4 | Disabled
Switch windows | Disabled
Switch windows directly | Alt Esc
Switch windows of an app directly | Alt F6
Switch windows of an application | Disabled

## Screenshots

Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard | Ctrl Alt Print
Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard | Shift Ctrl Print
Copy a screenshot to clipboard | Ctrl Print
Record a short screencast | Shift Ctrl Alt R
Save a screenshot of a window to Pictures | Alt Print
Save a screenshot of an area to Pictures | Shift Print
Save a screenshot to Pictures | Print

## Sound and Media

Eject | Eject key symbol (Eject)
Launch media player | Media key symbol (Audio media)
Next track | Next key symbol (Audio next)
Pause playback | Pause key symbol (Audio pause)
Play (or play/pause) | Play key symbol (Audio play)
Previous track | Previous key symbol (Audio previous)
Stop playback | Stop key symbol (Audio stop)
Volume down | Volume Down key symbol (Audio lower volume)
Volume mute | Mute key symbol (Audio mute)
Volume up | Volume Up key symbol (Audio raise volume)

## System

Focus the active notification | Super N
Lock screen | Super L
Log out | Ctrl Alt Delete
Open the application menu | Super F10
Restore the keyboard shortcuts | Super Esc
Show all applications | Super A
Show the activities overview | Alt F1
Show the notification list | Super V
Show the overview | Super S
Show the run command prompt | Alt F2

## Typing

Switch to next input source | Super Space
Switch to previous input source | Shift Super Space

## Universal Access

Decrease text size | Disabled
High contrast on or off | Disabled
Increase text size | Disabled
Turn on-screen keyboard on or off | Disabled
Turn screen reader on or off | Alt Super S
Turn zoom on or off | Alt Super 8
Zoom in | Alt Super=
Zoom out | Alt Super-

## Windows

Activate the window menu | Alt Space
Close window | Alt F4
Hide window | Super H
Lower window below other windows | Disabled
Maximize window | Super↑
Maximize window horizontally | Disabled
Maximize window vertically | Disabled
Move window | Alt F7
Raise window above other windows | Disabled
Raise window if covered, otherwise lower it | Disabled
Resize window | Alt F8
Restore window | Super↓
Toggle fullscreen mode | Disabled
Toggle maximization state | Alt F10
Toggle window on all workspaces or one | Disabled
View split on left | Super←
View split on right | Super→

# Custom shortcuts

To create your own application keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard settings:

Click the + button. The Add Custom Shortcut window will appear.

Type a Name to identify the shortcut, and a Command to run an application. For example, if you wanted the shortcut to open Rhythmbox, you could name it Music and use the rhythmbox command.

Click the row that was just added. When the Set Custom Shortcut window opens, hold down the desired shortcut key combination.

Click Add.

The command name that you type should be a valid system command. You can check that the command works by opening a Terminal and typing it in there. The command that opens an application cannot have the same name as the application itself.

If you want to change the command that is associated with a custom keyboard shortcut, click the name of the shortcut. The Set Custom Shortcut window will appear, and you can edit the command.